A new Birth of Freedom : : Abraham Lincoln and the Coming of the Civil War
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The election of 1800 and the election of 1860 -- The Declaration of Independence, the Gettysburg Address, and historians -- The divided American mind on the eve of conflict: James Buchanan, Jefferson Davis, and Alexander Stephens survey the crisis -- The mind of Lincoln's Inaugural and the argument and action of the debate that shaped it, I -- The mind of Lincoln's Inaugural and the argument and action of the debate that shaped it, II -- July 4, 1861: Lincoln tells why the Union must be preserved -- Slavery, succession, and state rights: the political teaching of John C. Calhoun -- Appendix: "The dividing line between Federal and local authority: popular sovereignty in the territories": a commentary.
"Harry V. Jaffa illuminates Lincoln's understanding of the concepts of self-government, equality, and statesmanship, and he offers penetrating insights into Lincoln's refutation of the political philosophy and constitutional interpretations of John C. Calhoun and the southern secessionists. A New Birth of Freedom is a work of major importance that will require all Americans to reevaluate their understanding of Abraham Lincoln, especially his decision to prosecute the bloodiest war of American history."--BOOK JACKET.
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PUBLISHED
Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2000.
Year Published: 2000
Description: xiv, 549 p. ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0847699528
9780847699520
SUBJECTS
Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865.
Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865.
Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865 -- Inauguration, 1861.
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1860.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865.